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Harappa

Harappa, Punjab ancient Indus civilization excavations, figurines, seals and other objects.

Drawing of black steatite wig

Drawing of black steatite wig from Trench 43 (see image 54). >

Female figurine

Female figurine (H2000-4993/9845-07) from Trench 43. >

Excavating and sampling the sediments

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer excavating and sampling the sediments associated with the HARP-excavated platform, which was partly robbed of baked bricks during the Harappan period itself (Trench 43). Pottery found under the platforms permits them to be assi… >

Excavating Ravi phase bead debris

J. Mark Kenoyer assisted by Peter Eltsov carefully uncover and mark Ravi phase bead manufacturing debris in preparation for mapping and photography. >

Kot Diji phase street debris

The Kot Diji phase streets were filled with debris, including potsherds, charcoal, ash, animal bones, and occasional bangles and steatite beads. >

Kot Diji phase elephant seal - reverse

View of the reverse of the elephant seal (H2000-4474/8994-01) from the Kot Diji phase levels, shows manufacturing marks and traces of a perforated knob or boss that is characteristic of Early Harappan seals. >

Plan of Harappa phase remains

Plan view of Trench 39N Harappa phase levels with locations noted for some finds including the ring stones, terracotta beads, and sandstone beads. The baked brick drain (Feature 8) probably dates to sometime in Period 3B (ca. 2400-2200 BC), whi… >

Indus narrative tablets

Although neither of these specific molded terracotta tablet pieces comes from Trench 11, four less well preserved examples from the same mold(s) were found in debris outside of the perimeter wall in that area, clearly establishing a second half … >

Ox- or water buffalo-drawn cart with driver from Harappa

Terracotta figurines have long been considered toys, often without question. Other objects such as carts, wheels, and charpoi (cots) made of terracotta at a similar scale may reinforce this interpretation for at least some of the terracotta figurine… >

"Fat" female figurine from Harappa

Although most Indus Civilization female figurines are quite curvaceous, some "fat" female figurines are also found. These are often hollow, but sometimes solid. Like other Indus female figurines, some of these "fat" figurines are holding infants at … >

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